Oh, BTW

In case you were wondering, I no longer use Flickr. As a going-professional photographer, I'm not willing to use a site that claims ownership of any photographs that I post, so I'll put up a new photosite when I get the chance. Until then, well, it's not like I've had time to update it anyways....

2nd week done

At least it's mostly done

However, I have a ton to get done still, between work, school, and the wedding, so life is going to be very hectic. So, kind of as a reminder to myself at least, today I'm drawing up a list on here of stuff to do :-)

Work:
I need to figure out what our one school's leads aren't converting, which means pulling up all information available about it. I've gotten this process started, but since I need to have some idea by Monday, it's going to go home with me as well...
I need to pull up chats for 2 of my team members for training purposes.
I need to update our information on the database I work with.

The one good thing about work is that I do tend to get it done at work most days, which helps a lot!

School:
I need to re-shoot my magazine cover, as I want a photograph of Chief that has his tail in a good spot.
I need to shoot my interpretation of a painting.
I need to start shooting my portrait final.
I need to get in-design and photoshop on the laptop so I can start working on stuff at home for my 2 classes.
I need to design business cards.
I need to shoot a spinning wheel.
I need to get in touch with Phipps, which is proving to be difficult...
I need to order my lensbaby.
I need to get another 4 mg card - by next week - specifically to be used only for the large format cameras at the school.

Wedding:
I need to email the last group with the save-the-date's.
I need to email the photographer.
I need to email our ring order.

General:
I need to re-organize my email to specify what my class notes are for.
I need to remove the tags from some of my old emails.
I need to clean out my in-box.
I need to print the wedding photos for my brother and sister-in-law's book.
I need to find a place that will bind said photos, as the school doesn't have the right sized covers...
I need to clean the apartment.
I need to work on all of the photos that are not class related.


So, hopefully now that I've got a list made out, I can make some progress on it! In any case, time to jump back into the fray.

marriage prep, yay!

OK, so I'm back in school now, and thus am back to having no life . I finished my 6th quarter with 2 a's and 2 b's, so I'm still doing well in classes. I also had the joy of learning that photography is now being offered online through my school, and am hoping to switch to online classes only as soon as they become available at my level. I'm switching for two reasons: first, if I take classes online, then my company will pay for 4 classes a quarter; and second, I'll actually be able to get some sleep while taking classes.

My company is a bit strange. Right now, they are paying for 2 classes a quarter, which means they're are paying for about 1/2 my degree. However, they just changed the wording of how they'll pay for classes to be that they will pay for 2 classes at a time. With online classes, since you take 2 classes at a time for 4 classes total in a quarter, they'll actually be paying for all of my classes. Don't ask me why they're willing to pay for full time online and only part time on the ground, but since they are, I'm willing to make that change!

As far as sleep goes, I've been back in classes one day, and I'm already tired. My schedule this quarter blows big time! I still work overnight, but now, since I'm taking 4 ground classes, I have school Monday through Thursday. Plus, the school keeps cancelling the 8 AM classes, so I now have a mix of classes. so my schedule goes something like this: Monday off work at 5 AM, drive home to sleep for 5 hours, drive back for class at 12:45-4:45, nap in the car for 3 hours, work 8 PM to 5 AM, nap in the car 3 hours, class Tuesday from 8 AM to 12 pm, drive home and sleep for 5 hours. Wednesday and Thursday follow the same schedule, so I get to see home, my cats, and fiance for about 2 hours awake time during the week until Friday. Thus, online classes would significantly loosen the bindings of my schedule. However, since I am now only 15 months away from finishing the program, I'm not sure when the right classes will be available online.

Of course, I knew this quarter was going to be hard, so the good news is, we've gotten a ton done towards planning our wedding! We've ordered the engagement ring - which is being custom made as neither of us like diamonds, and Seamus refused to have even chips in it :P So, it will be a palladium and Sapphire ring (one green round with a blue trillion cut on either side). We've spoken with the bakery, the florist, and the caterer. We've put in our reservation for the site, have gotten our favors, and most of our supplies. At this point, there's not really a lot left to plan for, which makes life a lot easier for me to handle, as I won't get a break for 3 months. I do still have my dress to make though :-)

Anyhow, that's the update for now - it's likely that updates will be very sporadic on here, but I'm still trying :-)